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Save NASA Science Press Conference On Monday, October 6, 2025, amid the government shutdown, leaders from 20 national science, education, and space organizations, led by The Planetary Society and its CEO Bill Nye, gathered with Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD-04) and invited Members of Congress at the U.S. Capitol to urge protection of NASA’s and the National Science Foundation’s science budgets. The White House’s proposed 47 percent cut to NASA’s science budget threatens an “extinction-level” event for space exploration.
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Apr 21, 2010
Planetary Society Submits Statement of Support for New NASA Plan to Senate Subcommittee"We urge Congress to support the Administration's plan for NASA," says The Planetary Society in a statement to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Science, Justice and Related Agencies of the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
Apr 14, 2010
Planetary Society Participates in President Obama's Florida Space ConferenceA strong contingent of Planetary Society board members will participate in President Obama's April 15th Space Conference in Florida.
Mar 17, 2010
Planetary Society Offers Funding to International Asteroid-Tracking CommunityTo find and track near-Earth objects (NEOs) to determine which -- if any -- pose a threat to our world, The Planetary Society has issued a call for new proposals for its Gene Shoemaker Near Earth Object Grants.
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